Solo Pre-Champs Event at Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy

by Claire Clark 28 Jun 2009 19:11 BST 20-21 June 2009

47 Solos for the Pre-Champs at Weymouth © Steve Bell / www.fotoboat.com

48 entries took part in some glorious sailing over the weekend of 20th-21st June at the Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy.

Racing inside the harbour, the fleet enjoyed two days of winds between F2-F4 with some small waves particularly on the Saturday to give some added downwind fun. Mind you when I say inside the harbour, do not be misled; there was plenty of space to give good length legs, and plenty of room on the start line too.

With the wind in the west, direction was remarkably steady most of the time on both days, with little more than 5-degree shifts. There was also little bias to the start line, with pack leaders appearing at the windward mark, from groups which went both right and left up the course.

The man making the most of the conditions with a remarkable set of results was Alister Morley from Salcombe. with three firsts and two seconds taking the event with a nett total of 7 points. Not far behind was Charlie Cumbley from Teign Corinthian with two firsts, a second and two thirds taking second place overall with a nett 10 points total. We should not forget Stuart Bush from Shustoke, who put us all in our place by taking the first race of the event,

A few thanks are in order, Firstly to the Academy itself for allowing us to use the excellent facilities for the second year, Secondly to Race Officer Mike Haynes and his team, for some excellent management, turning the races around very quickly, and finally to Steve Bell from Fotoboat for some wonderful pictures which can be seen on the Fotoboat website.

To the question, do you want to come back? asked at the prize giving, the answer was a resounding yes! If you haven't sailed here before, then it's certainly one place you should do!

Overall Results:

Pos	Helm	Sail No	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts
1st	Alister Morley	4747	Salcombe	-16	1	2	1	1	2	7
2nd	Charlie Cumley	4986	Teign Corinthian	-7	2	1	3	3	1	10
3rd	Chris Brown	4983	RYA	6	3	-13	8	2	6	25
4th	Chris Goldhawk	4501	Chew Valley	9	-13	4	5	4	3	25
5th	Stuart Bush	4848	Shustoke	1	-29	10	9	5	12	37
6th	Richard Pye	4357	Draycote Water	2	5	17	-24	11	11	46
7th	Andrew Fox	5021	Crosby	-24	6	7	12	6	15	46
8th	Andrew Bonsey	4925		5	9	11	-14	14	8	47
9th	Daniel Goodman	4735	Kingsmead	14	-25	9	4	9	17	53
10th	Mike Ball	4714	Papercourt	12	11	5	19	7	-26	54
11th	Cliff Crawshaw	4951	Corus	10	12	15	17	-20	4	58
12th	Ian Maclean	5007	Restroguet	18	8	12	7	13	-23	58
13th	Stuart Hydon	4991	Shustoke	-30	16	6	11	12	22	67
14th	Simon Jones	4866	Teign Corinthian	11	-27	23	15	15	5	69
15th	Simon Yates	4536	Salcombe	4	4	19	23	23	-32	73
16th	Nigel Davies	4687	Draycote	-37	22	3	27	16	10	78
17th	Peter Hammond	4940	Salcombe	23	19	8	21	-29	7	78
18th	David Mitchell	4935	Winsford	29	7	-37	29	8	13	86
19th	Ray Collins	4702	Locks	15	10	25	-26	21	18	89
20th	George Gyngell	5004	Hayling Island	-25	23	22	6	17	24	92
21st	Pete Mitchell	4929	Winsford	3	14	27	30	19	(DNC)	93
22nd	Vince Horey	5020	King George	21	-36	16	16	32	9	94
23rd	Steve Broom	45	Spinnaker	20	24	14	20	18	(DNC)	96
24th	Derek Jackman	4581	Chichester	8	(OCS)	20	18	26	27	99
25th	Andrew Voysey	4441	Littleton	19	17	21	-37	31	16	104
26th	Mark Lee	4606	Spinnaker	-38	20	35	10	22	19	106
27th	Mike Wilkie	4772	Littleton	13	21	-36	35	27	21	117
28th	Ian Harridge	5001	Nantwich	31	18	28	-36	33	14	124
29th	Roger Smith	4601	Marconi	27	26	31	22	-37	28	134
30th	Graham Tapper	5008	Teign Corinthian	26	34	18	-39	35	29	142
31st	Bob Taylor	4907	Corus	22	(DNC)	DNC	13	30	31	145
32nd	Andy Robinson	4238	Lyme Regis	32	30	33	32	25	-34	152
33rd	David Sanders	4679	Papercourt	28	39	34	33	-44	20	154
34th	Ian Barnett	4990	Chichester	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	2	10	OCS	159
35th	John Davey	4740	Teign Corinthian	(DNC)	35	26	34	28	36	159
36th	Roger Millett	4942	Chichester	34	33	-39	25	38	30	160
37th	Iain Mcgregor	4847	Salcombe	(DNC)	32	43	28	34	25	162
38th	Paul Hiles	4760	Royal BYC	43	15	32	31	42	(DNC)	163
39th	Alastair Raynard	4595	Carsington	35	40	24	-41	36	33	168
40th	Hannah Showell	4843	Shustoke	33	37	-38	38	24	38	170
41st	Chris Goswell	4867	Burghfield	-41	38	30	40	39	35	182
42nd	Gordon Barclay	4936	Dell Quay	17	28	40	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	183
43rd	Glen Wells	4999	Bartley	39	31	29	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	197
44th	Rob Marlow	4784	Shustoke	36	-43	42	42	40	37	197
45th	Joe Rycroft	4952	Littleton	40	41	41	-44	43	39	204
46th	Peter Edwards	4904	Salcombe	42	42	-44	43	41	40	208
47th	Bill Hutchings	3716	Tonbridge	44	44	-45	45	45	41	219
48th	Michael Irwin	4971	Hunts	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	245